Folding pedal.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

D DH A U Q N A D T FOLDING PEDAL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1907.

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a rd No. 884,643. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

' T. DANQUARD.

FOLDING PEDAL.

APPLICATION FILED APILZZ, 1907. v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS DANQUARD,

on NEW YORK, N. Y'., ASSIGNOR 'ro AUTOPIANO COMllANY, on NEW YORK, N.Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW' YORK.

romaine PEDAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Qontinuation of application Serial No. 274,920, filed August 19, 1906. This application filed April 22, 1907. Serial 7 Be it known that I, THOMAS DANQUARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at New 'York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and use-- ful Folding Pedal, of which't'he following is a specification.

This is a continuation of my application for patent on the same subject, Serial Number 274,920 filed August 19, 1905.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved folding pedal construction especially adapted for use in connection with piano or organ cases wherein it is desired to fold the pedals into the caseto get them out of the way.

The principal aim of the invention is to provide a strong, simple and eii'ective devicev or this purpose.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying two sheets of drawings referring to which, r Fi ure 1 is a sectional elevation of one form of the apparatus. Fi 2 is a plan view of the parts making up the olding pedal construction. Fig. 3 is aview'similar to Fig. 1 illustrating the pedals folded into the case. Fig. 4 is a view similar to- Fig 1 illustrating anotherform in which the invention is preferably embodied, and Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the parts in a different position.

Referring to the drawings and in detail A designates the case which is provided with an opening 10 at its front side which opening may be closed by any of the usual doors or brace or winding box extends crosswise of the case. The rigid leaves 13 of the bellows are secured to said brace 12 and to brackets 14, and the movable leaves or numbers 15 of the bellows are pivoted. to the top of the rigid leaves. 1

Operating connections extend from the movable leaves. These 0 crating connections in the arrangement shown in the first three figures, consist of brackets 16 rigidly secured to the movable leaves and extending arms 1717 rigidly connected to said brackets.

18 designates the pedal support which may have small feet provided with rubber cushions.

The pedals P-----P are hinged or pivoted to this support. The pedals P are conthe pitmen being pivoted both to the pedals and to said arms.

Secured to the pedal support 18 are braces 20-20. These braces are rigidly secured to the pedal support 18 and are pivoted to nected by pitmen 19-19 to the arms 1-717',.

It will be noticed that the pivots of the braces 20-20 come below the pivots of the pitmen 1919 inside of the case. By this construction the pedals can be folded back into the case and the pitmen and braces constrain the movements of the pedals so that: the 11 per ends thereof will swing around under t e brace or box 12, as shown in Fi 3. By this arrangement, the edals can be e t as low as possible when f0 ded backinto t ecase and the lower rail does not have. to be' mutilated or cut in any way. In this way a strong; simple and efficient device for thepurpose stated is rovided.

In some cases t e invention may be practiced in this way but instead of using the rigid brackets and arms 17, I prefer to use links 170 loosel ivoted to the movable leaves 15-15 o t e bellows to allow sidewise movement and additionally connect said pivoted links 170 to a stationary part by swinging links 171, as shown in Fi s. 4 and 5.

These links are pivotally suspen ed from a stationary part of the pump, as the wind chest. The lower ends are turned toward the center thus forming a stron and durable fulcrum pin from the two peda arms. The links 17 0 are slip ed on the inturned ends of the links 171. lhis construction gives a toggle movement to the movable leaves when the bellows are operated, which is desired for some uses, as it increases the leverage by controlling the position of the pivot between the links 17 0 and 19. In this case also a'sin le bracket 140 is used for supporting the eaf 13 and the brace 20. This bracket extends substantially to the rear of the lower rail for this purpose. It terminates below the top of therail.

The arran ments herein shown and described may be varied by a skilled mechanic without departing from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims:

I'Iavin thus fully described my invention, what I cl aim is:

1. The combinationof a case for a music playing device having a lower rail, a support, pedals connected with said support, pitmen pivoted to the pedals to operate connections inside the case, and braces connected with said so port and pivoted inside the case at oints below the pivots of the pitmen and )elow the top of the Lower rail, said braces being so formed as to extend partly around the lower rail when the pedals are inopera tivc position.

2. The combination with a case for a musical instrument having a lower rail, of a support, pedals pivoted to the support, pitmen pivoted to said pedals, operatingconnections inside the case to which said pitmen are pivoted, braces connccted'to said support and 'ivoted inside the arse, said braces being ent so as to extend partly around the lower rail when the pedals are in operative position and to fold into the case when the pedals are folded into inoperative position.

3. The combination with a case having a lower rail a wind box arrai'iged' therein, bellows secured to said wind box, a support, pedals pivoted to the support, pitmen pivoted to said pedals, o crating connections extending from said he lows and pivoted to the pitmen, and braces connected with said support and riveted inside the case behind salt lower rai and near the bottom thereof.

4. The combination with a case for a mu sical instrument having a lower rail, of brackets at the bottom of the case and extending I i l ss geee low its top, a movable member connected with said brackets, links i connected with the movable member, pedals connected with the links, and braces pivoted to the forward ends of the brackets and pivotally connected with the pedals, said. braces extending over the lower rail.

5. The combination with a case having a lower rail, of a wind box arranged therein, bellows secured to said wind box, a support, pedals pivoted thereto, pitmen pivoted to said per als, operatin connections extending from said bellows and pivoted to the pitmen, and braces connected to said sup )ort and pivoted inside the case behind said lower rail and near the bottom thereof, said operating connections comprising links pivoted to the movable leaves of the bellows and swinging links for supporting the fore ends of the first named links and having inwardly turned ends to which said links are pivoted.

6. In a pedal construction, the combina tion of a movable member, a pedal, a pitman pivoted to the pedal, a link pivoted to the movable member and to the pitman, and a swinging link pivotally connected with the pitman at the point at which said pitman is pivoted to said first named link.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS DANQUARD'. [1,. s.] Witnesses:

WM. P. COLLlNS, [L. s] J. O. CAMPBELL. [L. s] 

